The Call of the Mountain

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The Call of the Mountain (1923)

Directed by Arthur Porchet

“un drame dans les Alpes suisses”

Adventure, Romance, Drama · 1h 22m

In The Call of the Mountain (L’appel de la montagne) a couple are childhood sweethearts who are separated, she marries a rich man and he becomes an alpine guide. The woman’s husband dies, and she returns home to Switzerland, her wealth and beauty drawing interest from a foreign rake, rogue, and roué named Billinsky. He talks her into a mountain ascension that meets with disaster when some of the climbers fall to their deaths. Her loyal friend the alpine guide rescues his sweetheart, and saves her again.

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Cast

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Emile Crettex André Moret, The Guide
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Ernette Tamm Hélène Harding Victor Vina Boris de Billinsky Henri Duval Hélène's Father
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André Dejean Mr. Harding
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Pierre Grau First Alpinist
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Adolphe Debonneville Second Alpinist (as Adolphe Debonnemville)
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Edouard Schranz Butler
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Joriss

Crew

Director
Arthur Porchet
Writer
Ernette Tamm
Editor
Arthur Porchet
Producer
Arthur Porchet, Dimitri De Zoubaloff

Details

Original title
L’Appel de la montagne
Release date
1923-01-07
Runtime
1h 22m
Genres
Adventure, Romance, Drama
Original language
FR
Spoken languages
French
Countries
Switzerland
Production
Mundus-Film